@tablejockey

I can enjoy the Bros. Johnson version because I like the SONG. I still prefer Shuggie’s version!

@czarivey

some folks sayin that 70s music best, some sayin 60s music and some sayin 80’s, but i really don’t understand them at all and continue to listen and finding great new stuff every day even more than once per day.

I admire your capacity -- wish I had it, too,but the older I get, the more evident it's become that my tastes are deeply ingrained and fairly inflexible. I still find new music to enjoy but this occurs far less often than 10, 15 years ago. It’s frustrating to know I am the limiting factor but I like what I like, for better or worse.

@ghdprentice

I realized like all other genre and time there are incredibly talented and leading edge musicians of all eras that are simply astonishing.

Yes.

Nice list , I’ve seen approximately half the bands on your list. Rory Gallagher passed way too soon. If the world doesn’t get past Taylor Swift, I’m going to go crazy. BTW I saw her with Jack Ingram before she was huge. My teenage daughter wanted to see her. Warners Theatre Fresno , Jack Ingram was good. 😆 1971 cars were fast and tubes were cheap. 

The answer is a big YES!  1971 was probably the peak in popular music.

You left out the amazing Skull & Roses by the Grateful Dead!  So many great albums.  Why?  Because it was the baby boom generation.

You also left out:

Imagine by John Lennon

Ram by Paul McCartney

The Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison

The Yes Album

Love it to Death by Alice Cooper

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic

Nursery Crime by Genesis

Muswell Hillbillies by the Kinks

Mud Slide Slim by James Taylor

Madman Across the Water by Elton John

Tarkus by ELP

Electric Warrior by T. Rex

I'm sure there are several more.  AMAZING year for music!

There are 20/30 year olds covering Blind Faith* I wonder how many of todays artists will be covered in 50 years?

I’d say about ‘67-72ish.  

*Foxes and Fossils apparently recently released one.